Prof. Krotoszynski recently told AL.com that Alabama has few options to fight against gay marriage. “It is perfectly okay for people to use the political process to initiate a change,” he said. “The constitution is not unamendable. But at this point it’s a political battle, not a legal one.” The Alabama Policy Institute and the…
Prof. Montre Carodine recently told The Washington Times President Barack Obama is right when he links criminal justice reform and gun control. “We hear talk about ‘good guys with guns stopping bad guys with guns,’ but we have a criminal justice system that spends too much time labeling many nonviolent people as ‘bad.’ At the same…
The Alabama State Bar recently installed Montgomery attorney Lee H. Copeland, ’82, as its 140th president. “I’m honored to have the opportunity to serve as the next president of the Alabama State Bar,” said Copeland of Copeland Franco Screws & Gill, P.A. “I look forward to building on the strong foundation that has already been…
Prof. Ronald Krotoszynski said the U.S. Supreme Court found marriage a “fundamental right,” but didn’t mention other family issues such as adoption. State courts “could in theory draw a distinction” between marriage and adoption, he told AL.com, which could result in more lawsuits. “I’m not advocating this (interpretation),” he said, noting that most states will…
Professor Montre Carodine recently told AL.com she questions why part of Alabama’s BP oil settlement will be directed to the state’s General Fund. As part of BP’s $18.7 billion settlement with states affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Alabama will receive $1.3 billion for environmental damages that will be paid over 15…
Professor Montre Carodine recently said on NPR’s “All Things Considered” that BP’s $18.7 billion settlement is a win for the states affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. “It’s a win for BP because they get to pay the amount out over time. It’s a win for the Gulf states because they will…
For her work in The Secret of Magic, Deborah Johnson will receive the 2015 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The prize, authorized by Ms. Lee and co-sponsored by The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best illuminates the role of…
UA Law Professors Bryan Fair and Ronald Krotoszynski provided perspective to AL.com about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Constitution requires same-sex couples be allowed to marry. “No more Jim Crow,” Fair said. “Finally, the Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot prohibit same-sex marriage, extending the fundamental right to marry to consenting adults…
Prof. Montre Carodine, who has written extensively on race relations, recently told The Washington Times President Barack Obama sparked a broader conversation on race when he used the N-word to show the country still has not overcome its legacy of racism. “We have to speak honestly and openly about the state of race relations and…
Professor Stephen Rushin recently told Marketplace.org that private security companies have limited accountability. “Those officers are the ones that most likely to execute an arrest, most likely to execute a search, most likely to interrogate the employees of a company,” he said. “They’re also the ones who are not actually regulated by most states’ law,…